WS Famous Examples

F A M O U S E X A M P L E S

Tony Banks used a lot the Korg WS on this album (jointly with a Roland JD-800 and an Ensoniq VFX). He also used these synths - among others - during the "The Way We Walk" tour (he replaced the VFX by a SD-1). You can hear the RAM3 21 "Analog Strings" Performance as a soft pad during the "Fading Lights" (Track 12) song beginning:

Middle part of this long progressive song includes a large synth solo when you can recognize the ROM 04 "Mini Lead" slightly modified performance:

The "Jesus He Knows Me" (Track 2) verses+chorus electric organ type pad is a WS performance:

A Korg WS Hammond organ simulation is used during the "Driving The Last Spike" (Track 3) song:

The aerial melodic lead sound from the same song is also a Korg WS performance:

The dreamy pad from the "Dreaming While You Sleep" (Track 6) pre-chorus is a WS performance:

Dark tender pad that appears in the introduction from "Hold On My Heart" (Track 9) is a WS performance:

According to a Steve Porcaro interview who programmed and played synths (Korg WS, Roland JV-1080, Yamaha SY99, Minimoog, Oberheim Matrix-12) on original songs from this Michael Jackson's double album, "Stranger In Moscow" (CD2 - Track 3) contains a background Korg WS wavesequence built by Steve:

Thanks to the Chris Liepe YouTube video, you can hear this subtle wave sequence isolated for a few seconds :

You can clearly recognize a Korg WS wavesequence during the "Planet Of New Orleans" (Track 11) introduction, just after the wonderful Mark Knopfler's guitar solo. This wavesequence is played then during the whole song:

George Duke used a Korg WS - among other synths - for this album. You can for example hear it during the "Genesis" (Track 1) introduction (which is also the whole album introduction):

This Rock british group used a Korg WS for this album. You can for example clearly recognize the percussive attack of the ROM 46 "RhythmOfTheWave" Performance during the musical break from "The Devil You Know" (Track 2) song (0'05''):

Genesis "The Way We Walk - Volume Two: The Longs" (Virgin ©1993 - 0777 7 86635 22)
Genesis "The Way We Walk"

As mentioned above, Tony Banks included a Korg WS in his set during the "The Way We Walk" tour. There are several examples that we could mention here, but one of my prefered is the pad entry during the "Firth Of Fifth" Mike Rutherford's guitar solo from the "Old Medley" (Track 1) song. You can hear here all the Korg WS powerful when it is placed in a mix:

Korg WS has been included into the synths set of this german group's album. You can for example hear a typical vector evolutive pad during the introduction of "Penguin Reference" (Track 8):

A New Age CD good for meditation. Tommy Greer used a Korg WS on it. You can for example hear a typical Korg WS rythmic wavesequence during the "Vale Of Glendalough" (Track 6) song:

and a voicey wavesequence during the "Jacob's Ladder" (Track 10) song:

This album contains Korg WS SR sounds. Aerial, voicey, glassey or strings pads really all seem to come from this synth. Introduction from "Another Cup Of Coffee" (Track 2) includes a typical Korg WS rythmic wavesequence with additional percussive sound:

Mo Boma "Jijimuge" (Extreme ©1992 - XCD 017)
Mo Boma

This duo constituted by a german and an icelandic musicians play an interesting Ethnic/New Age music. On this album , you can clearly recognize a Korg WS rythmic wavesequence background during all "Ah Bobé" (Track 2) song:

"Léon" soundtrack by Eric Serra (Columbia ©1994 - COL 477693 2)
Léon

Eric Serra (Luc Besson's composer) used the WS on his "Léon" soundtrack (jointly with E-MU modules Proteus 2 & 3, Morpheus, Procussion and a sampler Akaï S3200). You can for example recognize the RAM1 01 "Entropy" atmospheric evolving pad during the "A Bird In New York" (Track 5) song:

Orbital "Orbital" (Internal ©1993 - 828 386.2)
Orbital

This english Techno group used a Korg WS on their second album. You can hear the RAM1 01 "DebussyOnWheels" modified patch as the introduction pad of "Halcyon+On+On" (Track 9) song:

Front 242 "05:22:09:12 Off" (Red Rhino Europe ©1993 - RRE 22 CD)
Off

This belgian techno group largely used the Korg WS (jointly with a Yamaha TG77 and Akai samplers) on this album. "Modern Angel" (Track 4) ends with a WS wave sequence:

"Junkdrome" (Track 5) begins with typical WS atmospheric evolving pads:

"Serial Killers Don't Kill Their Grilfriends" (Track 6) ends with a typical WS wave sequence:

"GenEcide" (Track 8) begins with WS wave sequences:

"Crushed" (Track 9) includes a WS synbass wave sequence:

"OffEND" (Track 10) is built with WS noisey atmospheric evolving pads :

"Happiness" (Track 13) begins with a WS wave sequence and strings pad (0'19''):

"Speed Angels" (Track 16) begins with a typical Korg WS mood:

This belgian techno group largely used the Korg WS (jointly with a Yamaha TG77 and Akai samplers) on this album. "Crapage" (Track 1) begins with WS pads:

"Skin" (Track 3) begins with a WS synbass wavesequence:

"Stratoscape" (Track 6) begins with wavey evolving WS pads:

"Flag" (Track 10) contains a spacey WS wave sequence/pad:

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